1924 PGA Championship

1924 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates September 15-20
Location French Lick, Indiana
Course(s) French Lick Springs Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,471
Field 32 players
Cut n/a
Prize fund $6,830[1]
Champion
Walter Hagen
Def. Jim Barnes, 2 up

The 1924 PGA Championship was the seventh PGA Championship, which is now considered one of golf's major championships. It was played from September 15-20 at the French Lick Springs Golf Club in French Lick, Indiana. The field of 32 golfers qualified by a 36-hole qualifying tournament played on Septembet 15.[1][2][3] They competed in 36-hole match play rounds[1] in a single-elimination tournament.[4][5][6][7] Walter Hagen defeated Jim Barnes, 2 up, in the final.[8]

Contents

Bracket 1

  Round 1
September 16		 Round 2
September 17		 Quarter-finals
September 18
                           
   Walter Hagen 6&5  
 Tom Harmon  
   Walter Hagen 4&3  
   Al Watrous  
 Al Watrous 3&1
   George Aulbach  
     Walter Hagen 3&2
   Johnny Farrell
   Johnny Farrell 2&1  
 Neil Christian  
   Johnny Farrell 3&1
   Willie Macfarlane  
 Willie Macfarlane 5&4
   Dow George  

Bracket 2

  Round 1
September 16		 Round 2
September 17		 Quarter-finals
September 18
                           
   Jim Barnes 39 h  
 Mike Brady  
   Jim Barnes 10&9  
   Eddie Towns  
 Eddie Towns 4&3
   Jock Hutchison  
     Jim Barnes 6&4
   Emmet French
   Emmet French 6&4  
 Jack Robertson  
   Emmet French 3&1
   Mortie Dutra  
 Mortie Dutra 3&1
   Leo Diegel  

Bracket 3

  Round 1
September 16		 Round 2
September 17		 Quarter-finals
September 18
                           
   Larry Nabholtz 2 up  
 Jack Forrester  
   Larry Nabholtz 2&1  
   Gene Sarazen  
 Gene Sarazen 5&4
   Fred McLeod  
     Larry Nabholtz 5&4
   Henry Ciuci
   Henry Ciuci 4&2  
 Charles Hoffner  
   Henry Ciuci 4&2
   Dan Williams  
 Dan Williams 6&4
   Fred Baroni  

Bracket 4

  Round 1
September 16		 Round 2
September 17		 Quarter-finals
September 18
                           
   Ray Derr 2 up  
 Harry Hampton  
   Ray Derr 37 h  
   Bobby Cruickshank  
 Bobby Cruickshank 7&5
   Willie Ogg  
     Ray Derr 2&1
   Al Espinosa
   Al Espinosa 4&3  
 Arthur Ham  
   Al Espinosa 4&3
   Francis Gallett  
 Francis Gallett 4&3
   Bill Mehlhorn  

Final four

  Semi-finals
September 19		 Finals
September 20
                 
 Walter Hagen 8&7  
 Ray Derr  
     Walter Hagen 2 up
   Jim Barnes
 Jim Barnes 1 up
 Larry Nabholtz  

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tournament Info for: 1921 PGA Championship". PGA Media Guide. PGA of America. http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=423&date=1924&tourn_name_id=2. Retrieved April 22, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Golf Pros In First Round Of Tourney". Rochester Evening Journal and Post Express. AP (Rochester, New York): p. 16. September 16, 1924. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ixlgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KG4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3888,548036&dq=golf+french&hl=en. Retrieved April 22, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Farrell Leads in Pro Golf Tourney". Bridgeport Telegram (Bridgeport, Connecticut): p. 9. September 16, 1924. 
  4. ^ "Sixteen Left In Tourney For Pro Crown". Rochester Evening Journal and Post Express. AP (Rochester, New York): p. 15. September 17, 1924. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jBlgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KG4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1412,886345&dq=golf+hagen&hl=en. Retrieved April 22, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Bound To Be New Champ In Pro Golf With Sarazen Out". The Lewiston Daily Sun. AP (Lewiston, Maine): p. 9. September 18, 1924. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jbggAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cWkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1437,5479417&dq=golf+hagen&hl=en. Retrieved April 22, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Hagen Will Meet Derr And Barnes Larry Nabholtz". The Spartanburg Herald. AP (Spartanburg, South Carolina). September 19, 1924. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LUcsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LsoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4333,7142361&dq=golf+hagen&hl=en. Retrieved April 22, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Walter Hagen and Jim Barnes, Veterans of Golf, Meet Today for National Pro Championship". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington): p. 17. September 20, 1924. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NeZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6174,2681838&dq=golf+hagen&hl=en. Retrieved April 22, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Walter Hagen Pro Champion". The Sunday Tribune. AP (Providence, Rhode Island): p. 4. September 21, 1924. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AvZiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HmQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1404,2538588&dq=golf+hagen&hl=en. Retrieved April 22, 2011. 

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